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Ruler: Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161.
Obverse: IMP CAES T AEL HADR ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P, bare head of Antoninus PIus left
Reverse: TR POT XV COS IIII, Pius standing facing, togate, head left, holding globe in extended right hand and volumen with left.
Mint: Rome mint. Struck AD 151-152
Denomination: Aureus
Weight: 6,67 g
Reference: RIC III 213 var. (bust type); Calicó 1664
Provenance: Ex Auktion Soler y Llach 10.4.2008, 389.
Note: Very rare variant with head left (unlisted in RIC) instead of right. One of only 5 specimens to have appeared on the market in the last 25 years!
Collection : 18b Roman Aurei